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The MAROON Vol. 65, No. 16 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 February 6,1987 Budding Capitalists Bree Putzke (left) and Christina Newton of Brownie Troop 723 sell Girl Scout cookies to Dan Mailllard, advertising sophomore and Buddy Villa in front of Buddig Hall Saturday morning. Photo by Mary Degnan Lundy: part-time faculty underpaid By Mary Caffrey Editor in Chief By day, Ron Singer works in the Jefferson Parish Crime Lab, running tests on evidence gathered by investigators. And for nine years he has shared his expertise with City College students as a teacher in criminal justice. Dick Jacobs is a first-time instructor who also wants to give his graphics students a taste of the real world. He said that in discussing the status of art instruction with professionals, "one glaring weakness is the lack of practical applications."Singer and Jacobs are two of Loyola's part-time faculty members — local professionals who teach a few classes a semester. According to the five college deans, Loyola's part-time faculty are generally very dedicated, and many get involved in out-of-class projects even though that is not required. The lack of continuity often associated with part-time instructors is apparently not a problem at Loyola; the deans said many of the part-time faculty have been with Loyola for several years. Singer, who has taught every semester since fall 1978, said teaching keeps him "on his toes" in his field and is very rewarding. "There is a certain feeling that you get when you stand in front of the class and you suddenly see the lights go on in a student," he said. Unfortunately, that "feeling" is not matched by financial reward. According to the Rev. George F. Lundy, S.J., interim vice president for Academic Affairs, Loyola's part-time faculty are underpaid, particularly in the College of Arts of Sciences and City College. Lundy said the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, has called for a reduction in the number of part-time faculty. In addition to the concern that the university is exploiting these teachers, there is growing national concern about the effects that large numbers of part-time faculty have on a university. Part-time faculty can offer students a real-world perspective that is a valuable contrast to the theoretical emphasis provided by full-time professors. But because part-time instructors have regular full-time jobs they are usually less accessible than full-time teachers. In addition, part-time faculty members do not have the responsibilities of advising, research and committee work, Lundy said. The rise in part-time faculty nationally is the result of high demand in areas such as business and technical fields. Even the best teaching salaries often do not compare to those in industry, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported last semester. In addition, part-time faculty also save New rules cast doubts on GSL loan eligibility By Chuck Lee Assistant News Editor New qualification requirements that could affect both the amount and avail abilty of Guaranteed Student Loans have been established by the federal government, Dr. E.P. Seybold Jr., director of Scholarships and Financial Aid, said. Seybold said the changes were made because of a desire by Congress to prevent students who do not need financial aid from receiving it In addition, President Reagan has proposed changes in the federal budget that would cut student aid by almost $4 million, abolish the College Work-Study Program and cut funding for Pell Grants and predominantly black colleges, according to government reports. Seybold said he does not expect the president's proposed budget to get past the Congress. Seybold attributed this expected failure to a combination of the Democratic-controlled Congress and the extent of the suggested cuts. "Reagan's budget proposals went down in flames last year, and I expect they will go down in flames again this year," Seybold said. He said Reagan's proposals for aid cuts were "ludicrous." Seybold explained that, in the past, there has been a tendency for the Democratic Party to initiate "too much expansion" in financial aid programs, while the Republican Party tended to initiate too many cuts. "Nobody is willing to strike a happy medium," Seybold said. Under the old system, students whose families earned less than $30,000 were automatically eligible for GSLs, Seybold said. A mathematical formula was used to determine the size of loan for which a student was eligible, Seybold said. "All of this is gone now," he said. "No one is automatically eligible. There is no more borrowing to help cover family contributions, and no alternate calculation method for students without federal aid." Seybold said that under the new qualificationRoussell lists clarifications on LU budget By Mary C'aflrey Editor in Chief Incorrect endowment figures that were reported in the Jan. 23 issue of The Maroon have been clarified by Dr. Norman Rousscll, vice president for Administration.Roussell, who serves as chairman of the University Budget Committee, said the budget's endowment portion for the 198S-86 academic year was $9.8 million, not $45.7 million as reported. The latter figure is the university's proposed total budget for the 1987-88 academic year. WWL, the university-owned television and radio station, provides the major portion of Loyola's endowment, Roussell said. The exact amount WWL contributes to the university cannot be released because that would not be in the best interests of the station's operations, he said. WWL's Hatter growth rate and the loss of $1 million in state aid caused the university to finish the academic year with a $548,097 budget deficit. "That's the first time that's happened since I've been at Loyola," Roussell said. He emphasized that WWL's growth has levelled off, and its contribution to the university has not increased at the dramatic rate it did in the past. In 1976-77, the university budget included 52.84 million in endowment revenue; WWL represented the largest portion of that figure, just as it does now. Last year, WWL provided 52,000 per student; next year, WWL is expected to provide $1,760 per student, Rousscll said. See Loans/ page 5 See Faculty/ page 5

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The MAROON Vol. 65, No. 16 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 February 6,1987 Budding Capitalists Bree Putzke (left) and Christina Newton of Brownie Troop 723 sell Girl Scout cookies to Dan Mailllard, advertising sophomore and Buddy Villa in front of Buddig Hall Saturday morning. Photo by Mary Degnan Lundy: part-time faculty underpaid By Mary Caffrey Editor in Chief By day, Ron Singer works in the Jefferson Parish Crime Lab, running tests on evidence gathered by investigators. And for nine years he has shared his expertise with City College students as a teacher in criminal justice. Dick Jacobs is a first-time instructor who also wants to give his graphics students a taste of the real world. He said that in discussing the status of art instruction with professionals, "one glaring weakness is the lack of practical applications."Singer and Jacobs are two of Loyola's part-time faculty members — local professionals who teach a few classes a semester. According to the five college deans, Loyola's part-time faculty are generally very dedicated, and many get involved in out-of-class projects even though that is not required. The lack of continuity often associated with part-time instructors is apparently not a problem at Loyola; the deans said many of the part-time faculty have been with Loyola for several years. Singer, who has taught every semester since fall 1978, said teaching keeps him "on his toes" in his field and is very rewarding. "There is a certain feeling that you get when you stand in front of the class and you suddenly see the lights go on in a student," he said. Unfortunately, that "feeling" is not matched by financial reward. According to the Rev. George F. Lundy, S.J., interim vice president for Academic Affairs, Loyola's part-time faculty are underpaid, particularly in the College of Arts of Sciences and City College. Lundy said the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, has called for a reduction in the number of part-time faculty. In addition to the concern that the university is exploiting these teachers, there is growing national concern about the effects that large numbers of part-time faculty have on a university. Part-time faculty can offer students a real-world perspective that is a valuable contrast to the theoretical emphasis provided by full-time professors. But because part-time instructors have regular full-time jobs they are usually less accessible than full-time teachers. In addition, part-time faculty members do not have the responsibilities of advising, research and committee work, Lundy said. The rise in part-time faculty nationally is the result of high demand in areas such as business and technical fields. Even the best teaching salaries often do not compare to those in industry, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported last semester. In addition, part-time faculty also save New rules cast doubts on GSL loan eligibility By Chuck Lee Assistant News Editor New qualification requirements that could affect both the amount and avail abilty of Guaranteed Student Loans have been established by the federal government, Dr. E.P. Seybold Jr., director of Scholarships and Financial Aid, said. Seybold said the changes were made because of a desire by Congress to prevent students who do not need financial aid from receiving it In addition, President Reagan has proposed changes in the federal budget that would cut student aid by almost $4 million, abolish the College Work-Study Program and cut funding for Pell Grants and predominantly black colleges, according to government reports. Seybold said he does not expect the president's proposed budget to get past the Congress. Seybold attributed this expected failure to a combination of the Democratic-controlled Congress and the extent of the suggested cuts. "Reagan's budget proposals went down in flames last year, and I expect they will go down in flames again this year," Seybold said. He said Reagan's proposals for aid cuts were "ludicrous." Seybold explained that, in the past, there has been a tendency for the Democratic Party to initiate "too much expansion" in financial aid programs, while the Republican Party tended to initiate too many cuts. "Nobody is willing to strike a happy medium," Seybold said. Under the old system, students whose families earned less than $30,000 were automatically eligible for GSLs, Seybold said. A mathematical formula was used to determine the size of loan for which a student was eligible, Seybold said. "All of this is gone now," he said. "No one is automatically eligible. There is no more borrowing to help cover family contributions, and no alternate calculation method for students without federal aid." Seybold said that under the new qualificationRoussell lists clarifications on LU budget By Mary C'aflrey Editor in Chief Incorrect endowment figures that were reported in the Jan. 23 issue of The Maroon have been clarified by Dr. Norman Rousscll, vice president for Administration.Roussell, who serves as chairman of the University Budget Committee, said the budget's endowment portion for the 198S-86 academic year was $9.8 million, not $45.7 million as reported. The latter figure is the university's proposed total budget for the 1987-88 academic year. WWL, the university-owned television and radio station, provides the major portion of Loyola's endowment, Roussell said. The exact amount WWL contributes to the university cannot be released because that would not be in the best interests of the station's operations, he said. WWL's Hatter growth rate and the loss of $1 million in state aid caused the university to finish the academic year with a $548,097 budget deficit. "That's the first time that's happened since I've been at Loyola," Roussell said. He emphasized that WWL's growth has levelled off, and its contribution to the university has not increased at the dramatic rate it did in the past. In 1976-77, the university budget included 52.84 million in endowment revenue; WWL represented the largest portion of that figure, just as it does now. Last year, WWL provided 52,000 per student; next year, WWL is expected to provide $1,760 per student, Rousscll said. See Loans/ page 5 See Faculty/ page 5